wet forest moon folkloristDaily reminder to get out there and do the work of imagining, planning, and creating the justice you want to see in this world. They are never going to imagine gorgeous, human-centered, abundant societies for us. But we know those can exist and that the work of building them begins inside of us and between us
It’s always easier to respond to the frames assigned to us by those with power, but we take power back by creating our own frames. Creating our own systems is real labor, but it’s our own sovereign labor. A worker’s union is an example of this, but the possibilities in this space are limitless
You do not have to be a climate scientist or activist to contribute to the future we all want and need, you do not have to have a specific identity to oppose oppression. You just need to do what you love and what you’re good at, aim your work in the directions we need to go, and practice in relationship to your (potential) communities. Today, for me, my practice is these words you’re reading. What will yours be? How could you bend your work a little more clearly toward justice & community today?
Helen McLaughlin Art@seachanger Creative people are in a unique position here, I feel. If we turn our art, writing, music, or anything even slightly towards those ideals we want to realise, we have the power to affect people's perceptions through the work we put out there.
Me, I've already started. (Climate activism themed novel and major focus on the natural world in my painting.)
Me, I've already started. (Climate activism themed novel and major focus on the natural world in my painting.)